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pay sb back is in the phrasal verb section at pay. * back $P pay sb

back /Eil|#r pay nPth

► AWAY FROM FRONT )g ft 1 away from the front or

centre; behind you ftM.; /EWffi: I stepped back

to let them pass. HciM/s—TtnMftttj&o b Sit back and relax. 0 You’ve combed your

hair back. 0 He turned and looked

back, ilk ft if ft/s 1L <> She fell back towards the end of the race. i^l&^^ftMl^)!? 7₀ KT-n forward

► AT A DISTANCE ffli ,7 2 at a distance away from sth ^

( ) |fSE$7 The barriers kept the crowd back. ^

A^o b Stand back and give me some room.

► UNDER CONTROL 'ft 3 under control; prevented

from being expressed or coming out £§rjjfjft; : He

could no longer hold back his tears.

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► AS BEFORE ff ffc hu 4 to or into the place, condition,

situation or activity where sb/sth was before ftJ^M; $c3U^t£: Put the book back on the shelf. HStStfcftfSlg ±₀ o Please give me my ball back. i#fE?lcWJ£iE£qflco 0 He’ll be back on Monday. MMI$—7ft3|to 0 It takes me an hour to walk there and back. HS ff 7 iS M ft —77ft o 0 Could you go back to the beginning of the story? 0 She woke up briefly

and then went back to sleep. MU 7 7 ₀ 0 We

were right back where we started, only this time without any money. Heft ft 3\ 7 , KJSi&ifc—

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► IN PAST 54 A 5 in or into the past; ago lH HU : The

village has a history going back to the Middle Ages.

0 She left back in

November. — o 0 That was a few

years back.

► AT A PREVIOUS PLACE fEJIt&h 6 at a place previously left

or mentioned ( J&Uf'JH ) MAT; &HU®:

We should have turned left five kilometres back. He ft ft

o 0 Back at home, her parents were worried. M (tfJ ;& # fit fi 7' ₀ 0 I can’t wait

to get back home. He,%7£#i!l£Eft^o

► IN RETURN ft j7. 7 in return or reply ft JR; ft ^: If he kicks me, I’ll kick him back, jtfcic He, He ft Mo o Could you call back later, please?

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IE1BI .back and 'forth from one place to another and back again repeatedly jx. JC ^ ft : ferries sailing back and forth between the islands % all 7 $ lilt 2. lb] W $£ $& .back in the 'day in the past MA; M.HU; IS ft: My dad’s always talking about how great everything was back in the day.

.back in the ’days at a particular time in the past tEji A ftJ ^ 7 ft ^: I was a fan back in the days when the band wasn’t yet famous. ^

itJi raft W & o back of sth {NAmE, informal) behind sth tE ^ *$} fill # fs ( WL # ffi ) : the houses back of the

church — more at earth n.

mverb

► MOVE BACKWARDS Jgil 1 [+adv./prep.] to move or make

sth move backwards ( fA ) JTiil, fHJil: [V] He backed against the wall, terrified. M35757K 0 [VN]

If you can’t drive in forwards, try backing it in. ^71^ 7 7lEffi5£A, —compare reverse v.(6)

► SUPPORT 2 [VN] to give help or support to sb/sth

fiJj; Ait: Her parents backed her in her choice of career. <> Doctors have backed

plans to raise the tax on cigarettes. IA7ftftl^iWj7i7^ ii£ft&77 Af#o b The programme of economic reform is backed (= given financial support) by foreign aid.

it A¹! o a United Nations-backed

peace plan #fiJ3£7®£f#ra7i+#J

► BET MONEY TltM 3 [VN] to bet money on a horse in a

race, a team in a competition, etc. ( #7, #

) : I backed the winner and won fifty pounds. Hc#ft7H&, I7I«o

MUSIC 77 4 [VN] to play or sing music that supports the main singer or instrument # #; # Pi — see also backing(3)